Well we formed a new kayak group here at S-B in 2010. We got a late start but we have been having a great time meeting new people, yak fishing new places and for most of us.....just getting used to this thing called kayak fishing! Its been great spending time with you folks and weather permitting I hope we get together for a few more salt trips and even some freshwater fishing!
I have some preliminary ideas for 2011 and I am still working out the details and will be looking for your input to make things fun! What we will do is get together over the winter and get some dinner and discuss the things I will lay out here now. I hope you like how they sound?
1. We will have stickers and yak flags with our new logo which myself and a buddy of mine will be working on over the winter! Maybe hats too!!
2. Next year we will have a season long "Yak Rat" fishing tournament! This will be "catch and release friendly" as the honor system will be in place, a measurement and perhaps a photo is all we will require and of course it must be yak caught and this will only be open to registered "Yak Rats". There will be a monthly winner in 2 categories...Bass and Bluefish.....and of course a season winner in each category! We may also have a freshwater bass division also??? Prizes will be discussed when we meet but will probably consist of donated schwag and we will all kick in a fee or donation of some kind! Again....we will all discuss this together!
3. Trips! Yeah.....maybe an overnight trip or two??? Saltwater of course and maybe even a freshwater trip??? Tagger and I had discussed a few options......some of the Boston Harbor Islands have camp sites and might be a great choice! There are also some great campgrounds down the Cape! If you have a thought on this I would love to hear them!
4. We have been trying to go to as many new spots as we can to change things up and most of them have been south shore locations.......my thought on this is maybe we can have someone from the North Shore host a Scramble at a location they know, maybe a Cape guy, maybe a Rhode Island guy??? Its great to have spots we can get to know well by spending alot of time there but new spots and locations are always alot of fun!
5. Remember why we call these trips "Scrambles"! Often times they are last minute, weather depending get togethers.....especially in the fall as we witnessed with all the wind! Mostly we will try to have them scheduled at least a week in advance or more so folks can plan ahead. However if there is for example a weekend approaching and there is nothing scheduled......just post that you are headed out.....looking for someone to yak fish with and BANG!!!! Its a "Scramble"!
6. We will also have a season "Opener" get together complete with a cookout and such! Also a season "Wrap-Up" get together also with a chow down!!!
I hope these ideas sound good to you folks? Let me know what you think and post your thoughts here and when we get together over the winter we can use this thread as a reference to help us make 2011 a great season!!!
PS-JohnR......we need a kayak smiley!!
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